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Our Work

AEC offers programs and resources to support quality arts education, including dance, media arts, music, theatre, and visual arts, in western Pennsylvania. These programs and resources support school districts, arts organizations, community members, and policymakers as they work to impact children and youth in the region.

The model below describes AEC’s work and its programming.

Arts Education Collaborative: Rings of Influence

AEC is making the arts integral to school culture. AEC’s approach and methodology, combined with its experience and relationships, are defining high quality arts education.

AEC reaches across both the education and arts worlds. It is able to translate the needs and expertise of each and facilitate the exchange of ideas.

Year-long facilitated process of developing written curriculum aligned to standards and based on enduring understandings.

Student Assessment

Year-long facilitated process where teachers engage in designing assessment tasks and tools, then implement them with students and reflect on their work. This is often the next step after curriculum work.

This website was designed by AEC staff in WP Engine with the Lambda Theme. AEC is fiscally sponsored by the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh (CMP) and abides by CMP’s accessibility guidelines. We have made every effort to make the site accessible and comply with ADA regulations. If you have any difficulty accessing anything on this site please let us know by calling 412-201-7405 or emailing info@artsedcollaborative.org.

Images of AEC programs by Charles LeClaire. All other images are sourced as part of the Creative Commons or provided by partners.